Local
Government Multicultural Health Awards 2008
In recognition
of local government's contribution to
multicultural health resources, projects and
programs the Local Government and Shires
Associations of NSW, Multicultural Health
Communication and NSW Department of Health,
have an award program for councils to
showcase their work. This award recognises
and encourages good practice in working with
diverse communities and to ensure that
multicultural initiatives are recognised,
promoted and accessible.
If you have
implemented a multicultural health project
or program, developed a communication
strategy, or produced and disseminated a
resource (pamphlet, flyer, brochure, video,
DVD, web resource, or educational material)
in a language other than English between 1
January 2007 and 31 December 2007, we invite
you to enter the Local Government
Multicultural Health Awards 2008. The
Information sheet and Application form are
available below. Applications close on 6
June 2008.
Local Government Multicultural Health Award
2007
The winners of
the 2007 Award and the highly commended
entrants were announced at the Local
Government Week Awards Evening on 1 August.
Details are provided below:
Winner Local Government
Multicultural Health Award 2007
Fairfield City Council,
Getting Fresh Food Safety Training
The Getting
Fresh Program is an educational program
designed to increase food handlers' skills
and knowledge of food safety and hygiene, it
also helps food operators meet new food
legislation requirements and improve food
safety standards within food handlers from
culturally and linguistically diverse
communities. This excellent project has been
rolled out to other councils, includes
training for council offers as well as for
the community, and draws upon international
expertise. The program has also been taken
up by the NSW Food Authority.
Second Place
Newcastle City Council, Water Safety for
African Refugees
The Water
Safety for African Refugees project focused
on delivering practical water safety
outcomes for African youth. The project
model has since been adopted by NSW Surf
Live Saving for their Water Safety program
for ethnic groups.
Third Place
Fairfield City Council, Health Orientation
Tours
The Health
Orientation Tours is long term project well
linked to Fairfield's strategic plans. This
program conducts guided health orientated
tours for residents of culturally and
linguistic diverse background to a range of
services/programs where the participants
meet staff and are given resources in their
own language and
Highly Commended
North
Sydney Council,
for their well designed Immunisation
brochure promoting its child immunisation
service too culturally and linguistic
diverse communities this was translated into
six languages; Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean, and Tagalog.
Willoughby
City Council,
for their MOSAIC Multicultural programs
promoting active living with in their
culturally and linguistic diverse community
by promoting health through Tai Chi, Yoga,
dance and bush walks.
Bankstown
City Council,
for their Driving Safely In and Around
School Zones. This brochure was translated
into Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese, which
clarifies and explains the road rules in and
around school zones.
For further
information please contact Liz Gemes (02)
9242 4063 or liz.gemes@lgsa.org.au
Local Government
Multicultural Health Award
2006
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Joint Winners Local
Government Multicultural Health
Award 2006:
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Bankstown
and Canterbury City Councils for the
entry 'Arabic Child Restraint
Brochure'.
The winning entry is A 10 page
full colour brochure targeted at the
Arabic community, providing a simple
guide for parents on using and
installing child restraints and
their legal responsibilities. The
judges were very impressed by the
planning process in developing this
resource, particularly the
partnership component, its
professional appearance and cultural
appropriateness, and the promotion,
distribution and evaluation
strategies. |
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Highly Commended
entrants
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Rockdale
City Council for the entry
Playground Improvement Project 'Have
Your Say'.
Consulting with CALD communities
was a significant component of
council's communication strategy and
included translating a poster about
playground upgrades into community
languages and inviting community
participation using the ethnic
media. This initiative will play an
important role in promoting the
health of children and building
community cohesion. |
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Canterbury
City Council for the entry 'Stormsafe'
brochure.
This resource, which was
translated into six community
languages, informs communities how
to prepare for storms and reduce the
risk of injury. The judges
considered this to be a clear,
well-written and visually appealing
resource, demonstrating council's
commitment to communicate with CALD
communities.
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